"Geraldine" is a 2008 single by Scottish

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band

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. It was released on 23 June 2008 and reached number 16 on the

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, and number one on the NME chart two weeks later. It also reached number one on the

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. According to the NME website: On the

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, the 20 second intro to "Geraldine" is tacked onto the end of preceding song " Flowers & Football Tops," giving "Geraldine" a 3:45 run time. The single version of "Geraldine" includes this intro, making it 4:06. The song was nominated for Best International Song at the 2008 Swedish

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awards.

Track listing

''All songs written by James Allan, except where noted.'' Promo CD (GOWOW001) # "Geraldine" (Radio Edit) – 3:24 # "Geraldine" (Album Version) – 4:06 # "Geraldine" (Instrumental) – 4:06 CD (GOWOW002) # "Geraldine" – 4:06 # "The Prettiest Thing on Saltcoats Beach" – 6:19 7" #1 (GOWOW003) * ''Limited numbered edition blue-colored vinyl.'' # "Geraldine" – 4:06 # "The Prettiest Thing on Saltcoats Beach" – 6:19 7" #2 (GOWOW004) # "Geraldine" – 4:06 # "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (

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cover, written by James Warren) – 4:54 Download # "Geraldine" (Live Acoustic Version) – 3:41

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Geraldine (Song) 2008 singles Glasvegas songs Song recordings produced by Rich Costey Songs written by James Allan (musician) 2008 songs Columbia Records singles Number-one singles in Scotland